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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A locality in northern Mexico just south of Saltillo. In the Mexican War US forces led by Zachary Taylor defeated a Mexican army commanded by Antonio López de Santa Anna on February 22–23, 1847.
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- noun a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico
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A few blocks from La Casona de Cotota - whose welcoming owners, Klaus and Sarita Rohner Liebig, also operate a nearby estancia called Buena Vista, which was ranked the top estancia in Argentina for 2006 by Lugares Magazine - we found a charming and rustic restaurant straddling the river called El Aljibe.
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Here in Van Nuys chronicles Burbank Boulevard in Burbank east of Buena Vista, which is nearly frozen in time.
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Here in Van Nuys chronicles Burbank Boulevard in Burbank east of Buena Vista, which is nearly frozen in time.
Archive 2006-06-01 2006
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In the quarter of the town called Buena Vista, there is a bungalow called the Rest a While.
Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California Burt L. Standish 1905
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On February 21, 1847, he took position at a mountain pass called Buena Vista, a few miles from Saltillo, where, being attacked the next day by the Mexican army under General Santa Anna, he defeated them, and Santa Anna retreated to San Luis Potosi.
General Scott Wright, Gen Marcus J 1893
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In 1838, she and her husband Gustave de Neveu had settled on a farm called Buena Vista, just outside the town, and were among the area's prominent residents.
Madison.com - top 2010
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In 1838, she and her husband Gustave de Neveu had settled on a farm called Buena Vista, just outside the town, and were among the area's prominent residents.
Madison.com - top 2010
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In 1838, she and her husband Gustave de Neveu had settled on a farm called Buena Vista, just outside the town, and were among the area's prominent residents.
Madison.com - top 2010
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In 1838, she and her husband Gustave de Neveu had settled on a farm called Buena Vista, just outside the town, and were among the area's prominent residents.
Madison.com - top 2010
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In 1838, she and her husband Gustave de Neveu had settled on a farm called Buena Vista, just outside the town, and were among the area's prominent residents.
Madison.com - top 2010
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